How to Win the Spiritual Battle

“He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head;he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.” – Isaiah 59:17 Here’s how you win the spiritual battle, Paul tells us: you put on spiritual armor. This armor isn’t something you wear on your body—it’s meant for your spirit, your inner self. This is the armor of God, meaning it belongs to God. In other words, it’s the armor that God Himself wears. Isn’t that an interesting thought? Think about it: if I were wearing a hat, you’d say it was mine—it belongs to me. If a woman were wearing a blouse, you’d know it was hers because it came from her closet. The phrase “armor of God” literally means the armor that God wears. That might sound odd—why would God need armor? Paul makes this point by